Sen. Ted Cruz: WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations appeared on ‘Fox News @ Night’ with Shannon Bream where he discussed his EL CHAPO Act and the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.
When asked about the El CHAPO Act, Sen. Cruz described the bill as just, saying, “It is only right that those ill-gotten gains go to fixing the problems and stopping the next Narco traffickers.”
“We need to vote on it,” Sen. Cruz said. “A number of months ago when we were starting to really vigorously debate the border wall and Democrats were going on and on saying that it was too expensive, that they didn’t want to spend money on it. […] I happened to be reading at the time that the estimates to build a robust wall at the time were between 14 and $20 billion. At the same time, I read that the Department of Justice estimates of the global worth of El Chapo’s criminal network worldwide were roughly $14 billion. There is a natural and elegant symmetry that suggested itself. So I filed the EL CHAPO Act, which says all money criminally forfeited from El Chapo and from any other drug lord shall be used for border security and to build the wall. And that means we can do this without spending even a penny of taxpayer money, but not only that: there is a justice to it. Those billions that El Chapo has were made trafficking illegally across the U.S. border, bringing narcotics across the border. And it is only right that those ill-gotten gains go to fixing the problems and stopping the next Narco traffickers.” more
This is a brilliant plan.
It makes more sense than giving a plane full of cash to Iran.
MAGA
Put the IRS on the confiscation. They drain bank accounts like a $5 lot lizard drains testicles.
The democrats are right in saying we can’t afford the wall. After all the money in the entire world is earmarked and a newly created government bank to print unlimited notes is in full force there simply is no more money left after funding the green new deal. They are right in saying it will end disparities between the rich and poor because we’ll all be poor. Well, not even poor, below poor. The only thing we’ll need to worry about is black gays having bleach poured on them while being forced to wait in line waiting for sundries in the middle of winter at 2am.
Interesting. Ted Cruz sure has changed his tune since giving out teddy bears at the border with the other RINOs.
I’m thinking El Chapo should go into the wall
Muggers stealing from thieves bes like “Two wrongs make it right. Worship us!”.
(Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)
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Live stream of Trump’s Rose Garden speech on border/Nat’l Sec
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/watch-live-president-trump-speaks-on-the-national-security-humanitarian-crisis-on-our-southern-border/
Mexico will pay for the Border Wall, just like President Trump said – El Chapo’s stash included.
His money should go to the wall and so should all drug busts and all the addicts and dealers that have over five bucks in their pocket. Every dime should go straight there no more money going into the local pockets.let them pay for it.
I wonder how long before the Mexican army helicopter gunships (hijacked…or maybe not) will be raiding ADX to bust El Chapo out?
If it doesn’t go to this, what would it go to?